13th Roadrunners Invitational
LIVE RESULTS
Men's 8K & Women's 6K FINAL Results
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023
START TIMES:
- 8:30 a.m.: Collegiate Women's 6K
- 9:15 a.m.: Collegiate Men's 8K
- Collegiate team awards will follow the men's 8K race. The top 15 finishers will receive shirts at the finish line.
- 10 a.m.: High School Girls Varsity 5K
- 10:30 a.m.: High School Boys Varsity 5K
- 11 a.m.: High School Girls JV 5K
- 11:45 a.m.: High School Boys JV 5K
- High school team awards will follow the completion of the boys' JV race. The top 15 finishers in the high school varsity races will receive shirts at the finish line.
SITE:
Washington Park - Denver
COURSE: Home of the 2023 RMAC Championships
Women: 6,000 meters
Men: 8,000 meters
- Grass loop. The course is relatively flat. Spikes are recommended
- Women's course: Two 3,000-meter loops
- Men's course: 1 x 2000 meter loop, 2 x 3000 meter loops
- High school course: 1 x 2000 meter loop, 1 x 3000 meter loop (same as first 5K of men's course)
- 5,300 feet above sea level
OPEN COMPETITION: The Roadrunners Invitational is open to all athletes. Open/unattached and redshirt athletes will participate in the collegiate races, but will not be included in the team scoring for NCAA qualification purposes.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION: The High School division is open to varsity teams only and no open athletes. Each team may enter up to eight athletes. Up to 20 teams will be granted a spot in the meet. Email Janis Christopher at jchris80@msudenver.edu to reserve your entry.
RULES OF COMPETITION: Competition governed by NCAA and CHSAA rules. Top five athletes from each team used for scoring. Runners 6 and 7 will be displacers.
ENTRY FEE:
- College: $225 per team for USTFCCCA members ($450 for men's and women's teams together)
- High School: $150 per gender ($300 for boys and girls together)
- High School JV is $20 per individual up to a maximum of $150 per gender
- Open and redshirt collegiate: $20 for open/unattached athletes and redshirt athletes
(Checks payable to MSU Denver Athletics-Cross Country)
TEAM ENTRY:
- College Teams and Unattached: Registration at Direct Athletics
- High School Teams: MileSplit
DEADLINE: The entry deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at 5:59 p.m.
NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION.
AWARDS: The top placing men's and women's teams awarded a team trophy. The top 15 athletes per gender awarded T-shirts following the completion of the men's race.
MEET RESULTS: Results will be available following the event at www.roadrunnersathletics.com.
COURSE RECORDS:
Women's 6k: 21:08, Alexis Skarda, Colorado Mesa, Oct. 16, 2010
Men's 8k: 24:42, Zouhair Talbi, Northwest Kansas Tech, Oct. 5, 2019
TEAM PACKETS: Available 7:30 a.m. at Washington Park at the structure near the picnic area south of the start line.
Contact Information
Janis Christoper: Head Coach, Cross Country
Office: 303-615-0536
Cell: 303-601-6951
Email: jchris80@msudenver.edu
Navigation
- Directions to Washington Park:
- From South of Denver:
- I-25 North-Downing Street Exit 206, Right on Downing Street, Right on Louisiana, Right on Franklin, quick left into Denver South HS parking lot
- From North of Denver:
- I-25 South-Washington Emerson Street Exit 206, Left on Louisiana, Right on Franklin, quick left into Denver South HS parking lot.
- Address:
- 1700 E Louisiana Ave, Denver, CO 80210
- Parking:
- There will be limited team parking for vans and handicap-accessible parking at the park entrance off Franklin and Mississippi.
- All team busses must park in the Denver South HS parking lot off of Louisiana and Franklin.
